gorgeous!Estelle has been on the receiving end of great reviews and acclaim since releasing her second album 'Shine' this year, but now the singer has revealed which other artists get her attention.The British R&B star has now compiled her top 15 tracks and also spoken a little about each song.1 - Stevie Wonder - Seems So Long."A good friend of mine put me on to this song...its one of the realest lyrics ever written"More of her favorite songs under the cut!2 - Carl Anderson - Buttercup"A song I related to very strongly at one time on my life."3 - The Kinks - She Got Everything"Gorgeous musical arrangements and so fresh even today."4 - Queen - Bohemian Rhapsody"Listen to it loudly on a Sunday afternoon - trust me - one word - amazing."5 - John Legend - Again."Haunting beautifully crafted piece of music."6 - Feist - Gatekeeper"She's a dope songwriter and has a sweet voice...almost makes me cry."7 - Terri Walker - The One That Got Away"One of my sisters is in the industry - I love this song for the way she sung it... beautiful lyrics also."8 - Kanye West - Never Let Me Down"This was my personal theme tune the year it came out! I don't think I'll ever hear Jay Z rap this hard again. Kanye gave him something to bet on..."9 - Amy Winehouse - Fuck Me Pumps"Said what we've all been dying to say...from a very slept on first album!"10 - Jay-Z - Feelin It ft Mecca"Classic."11 - The Killers - When You Were Young"The lyrics are so true of what some women go through... and the rises and falls in the arrangements are nothing short of genius future classic..."12 - Marvin Gaye and Tammy Terrel - I'll Never Stop Loving You"This is just fire...turn it up LOUD play it over and over..."13 - Marvin Gaye - All The Way Around"I never quite got why Marvin was so special till my best friend Ahmed put me on to this song. His delivery…even though he's singing about a woman who can't be controlled - in a negative way, the way he sung it, you kinda wanna be the woman he's talking ab...
Watch Estelle's new video "Pretty Please" here! Don't forget to pickup Estelle's Home school Records/Atlantic Records debut album SHINE featuring the number 1 international smash HIT "American Boy" ft. Kanye West and "Wait A Minute (Just A Touch)" produced by will.i.am! This is one of the year's best albums, so buy it now!Stay Updated Bookmark,RSS Or Subscribe Today!!!↑ Grab this Headline Animator
But where is Cee-lo? (…of Gnarles Barkley, or Goodie Mob if your cool like that).Stylistically and production wise, the video’s are getting slicker, she’s a fully fledged pop star now. But use some of that Nokia money on flying Cee-Lo in, or release the video for the Kardinal record… not having Mr Green in this [...]
Check out Estelle’s 4th single from her dope album Shine, entitled “Pretty Please” The video features cameos from Jackie Long, Taraji P. Henson and more. I’m mad Cee-Lo (who is featured on the song) didn’t make a cameo in the video, but it is what it is.
U.K. superstar, Estelle, has jumped on the 60's bandwagon and released a retro-themed video for "Pretty Please (Love Me)." Let me just say, the 60's never looked sexier. In the video you'll see Wynter Gordon, Aubrey of Danity Kane, Jackie Long, and Taraji P. Henson. Although it sounds like a much of random cameos, the video does make sense. What doesn't make sense is the absence of Cee-Lo. Where you at?